Impact of COVID-19 on Colony High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 55th of 77 High schools | Ranks 17th of 62 High schools | 44% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade Science (Colony High School) | 55.7 | 47.6 | 8.1% |
10th Grade Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 59.5 | 39.7 | 19.8% |
10th Grade Science (Alaska) | 53.6 | 33 | 20.6% |
All Grades Science (Colony High School) | 55.7 | 47.6 | 8.1% |
All Grades Science (Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District) | 51 | 46.5 | 4.5% |
All Grades Science (Alaska) | 44.7 | 36.9 | 7.7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1054 | 1117 | 6% |
African American | 20 | 10 | 50% |
American Indian | 161 | 83 | 48.4% |
Asian | 33 | 20 | 39.4% |
Hispanic | 42 | 92 | 119% |
Pacific Islander | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
White | 748 | 760 | 1.6% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 149 | 254.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 32.9% | 29.1% | 3.8% |